Run Famous. Run Miami. It's a celebrity experience! Run through a tunnel of a thousand fans, experience ING Cheering Zones and Community Fun Zones, and over 30 entertainment spots with mascots, dancers, bands and special guest celebrities. The course features great support with 24 aid stations (12 on the half) featuring doctors, nurses, and health care professionals from UHealth - University of Miami Health System, water and Gatorade® Endurance Formula. Every finisher gets the Spinning Palm Finisher Medal complete with artistic ribbon and the famous "Spinning Palm." Celebrate with thousands at our Post Race Festival with live music, food, drinks and age group awards going 5 deep for 13 age groups in the marathon and 14 age groups in the half.

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Half Marathon Info

2011 ING Miami Half Marathon® Info

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Date and Time
Runner Premiums
Medals & Awards
Post Race & Awards Party
Course Info
Timing & Scoring

The ING Miami Half Marathon® is certainly becoming a favorite for runners throughout the world. Many come for the course as it is fast and dramatically inspiring. Runners of the ING Miami Half Marathon® will start together with their friends running the ING Miami Marathon® and then they will finish at the same finish line. The only deviation occurs in the last 800 meters of the race. 

 

ING Miami Half Marathon® Date & Time: 

Sunday, January 30, 2011

6:05 AM (EST) wheelchair participants
6:15 AM (EST) half marathon

*The ING Miami Half Marathon® will start together 
  with the ING Miami Marathon®

**The 2011 ING Miami Half Marathon® is WALKER
    FRIENDLY. The course will remain open for 3
    hours and 30 minutes (16 minute/mile pace).
    Finish line is open for 4 hours.

All participants need to be in the runner corrals no later than 5:55 AM. Corrals will close at that time. Start corrals will not be labeled with bib numbers this year, but rather with corresponding letter & color.

Runner Premiums:
 
  • TECH TEE
  • Entertainment on the course
  • Run Miami and ING Miami Marathon Newsletter
  • A truly unique Miami-Style finisher’s medal
  • Access to post-race food and refreshments 
  • Digital photo proof crossing the finish line
  • Name on Race Bib (if registered by 11/15)
  • Top 3 in each age category receive an award
  • Free Expo Shuttles
  • Runner Goodie Bag
  • Official Finisher’s Certificate

Rock the Rigatoni!

The Hard Rock Café Miami, located in Bayfront Marketplace (401 Biscayne Blvd.) between the start and finish areas, will be hosting pre race dinners on Friday, January 28th and Saturday, January 29th, featuring a special carb heavy menu designed specifically for the ING Miami Marathon and Half Marathon. Seatings are available at 5:00 PM, 6:00 PM, 7:00 PM, and 8:00 PM and is limited to 150 people per seating. Reserve your spot ahead of time as only those people pre-registered will be guaranteed immediate seating at your time slot. The special menu will also be made available to walk up participants, please be prepared to identify yourself with you registration confirmation or bib number.

 Purchase your seats now!

 

ING Miami Half Marathon® Medals & Awards:

ALL finishers will receive the most unique finisher’s medal ever designed for runners.

Please note: To our knowledge, the ING Miami Marathon and Half Marathon® was the first race in the world to have a spinning medal. It is now the first to have a double spinner. The spinning medal idea originated at our race in 2004.

All runners will also receive an Official Finisher’s Certificate showing their Official Finishing Time and Place.

    
 

Awards

If you are not present at the awards ceremony to receive your award, shipping and handling charges will apply if you request award to be mailed. We ask that you pick-up your award at the awards ceremony to avoid having to send via mail.

*Please note that all age group awards are based on ChampionChip time, NOT gun time. However, course records and prize money will be determined according to gun time.

Custom designed Miami-Style medals will be awarded 3 deep in each division for the ING Miami Half Marathon. The divisions are as follows:

ING Miami Half Marathon Marathon Age Categories
Ages 12-14 (Male and Female)
Ages 15-19 (Male and Female)
Ages 20-24 (Male and Female)
Ages 25-29 (Male and Female)
Ages 30-34 (Male and Female)
Ages 35-39 (Male and Female)
Ages 40-44 (Male and Female)
Ages 45-49 (Male and Female)
Ages 50-54 (Male and Female)
Ages 55-59 (Male and Female)
Ages 60-64 (Male and Female)
Ages 65-69 (Male and Female)
Ages 70-74 (Male and Female)
Ages 75+ (Male and Female)

 

Course:

For detailed course information, please visit our Half Marathon Course page.

 

ING Half Marathon® Timing and Scoring:

  • The ING Miami Half Marathon® use the ChronoTrack D-Tag timing system supplied and administered by Splitsecondtiming.com.
  • All participants will receive a ChronoTrack D-Tag attached to their bib number when they pick up their packet at the Nissan Health & Fitness Expo presented by The Miami Herald/El Nuevo Herald. 
  • The ChronoTrack D-Tag can be disposed of after the race and does not need to be returned.
  • Participants MUST wear their ChronoTrack D-Tag. NO tag, NO time.
  • ChronoTrack D-Tag mats will be placed at the start, 10K point and finish line.
  • Tags for the ING Marathon and ING Half Marathon® will not work at the Tropical 5K Benefiting Community Partnership for Homeless.
  • Click Here to watch an instructional video on how to wear your D-Tag.
  • Click Here for downloadable instructions on how to wear your D-Tag.

 

*If you have registered for the half marathon, and would like to upgrade to the full, please mail a letter of request along with a check or money order for $25 made payable to US Road Sports & Entertainment of Florida, LLC to:

ING Miami Marathon & Half Marathon

Attn: Registration

PO Box 56-1081

Miami, FL 33256